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On select Thursdays, Shillington teachers share quick lessons on design legends. Think of it as Design History 101 meets the hashtag era. Here are some of our favourite lessons!

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Quick Design History: Paula Scher #ThrowbackThursday

Paula Scher (b. 1948) Paula Scher is a living legend of American graphic design. She's famous for a wide variety of...

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Quick Design History: Max Bill #ThrowbackThursday

Max Bill (1908-1994) Max Bill is widely considered to be one of the most influential Swiss Designers. Excelling in numerous...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Quick Design History: El Lissitzky #ThrowbackThursday

El Lissitzky (1890 - 1941) Russian born El Lissitzky was another one of those crazy-arsed creatives in the early parts of the...

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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The Design History Behind the Official Nike Logo

Carolyn Davidson Carolyn Davidson is a graphic designer best known for designing the Nike logo. We all know the...

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Herb Lubalin: An American Graphic Designer, Art Director & Typographer

Herb Lubalin (1918-1981) Herb Lubalin was an American designer, best known for his extraordinary typography and art direction....

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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Kurt Schwitters: A German Artist With an Eclectic Array of Design Experience

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) Kurt Schwitters was a German artist best known for his involvement in the Dada art movement. He...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Quick Design History: Massimo Vignelli #ThrowbackThursday

Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014) Massimo Vignelli was a designer, teacher, writer and lecturer who worked within the Modernist...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Ruth Ansel: An American Graphic Designer & Female Art Director Pioneer

Ruth Ansel (b. late 1930s) Ruth Ansel is a designer, art director and lecturer. She was one of the first women to break into...

Publishing Throwback Thursday
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: The Famous Hungarian Painter & Photographer

László Moholy-Nagy (1895 - 1946) László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter, photographer and professor. But I bet...

Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: Apple #ThrowbackThursday

Steve Jobs of Apple (1955-2011) In 1984, the launch of the first Apple Macintosh shocked the world. Suddenly there was a new...

Throwback Thursday
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Margaret Vivienne Calvert: Famous British Typographer & Graphic Designer

Margaret Calvert (b. 1936) Margaret Calvert is a Southern-African born, British graphic designer famous for transforming...

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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Wolfgang Weingart: A Swiss Graphic Designer & Typographer

Wolfgang Weingart (b. 1941) Wolfgang Weingart is a graphic designer and typographer. He is commonly credited as the father of...

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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Saul Bass: American Graphic Designer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker

Saul Bass (1920-1996) Saul Bass was an American graphic designer best known for his design of motion picture title sequences,...

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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Paul Rand: An American Art Director & Designer of Many Famous Corporate Logos

Introducing ... Throwback Thursday! In a new Shillington Design Blog series, each week we will feature a design legend that...

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